How Colombia Faces Its Past
States that undergo a process of transitional justice are selective about the international norms they adopt. A Research article from the Fall 2019 issue.
Government - Articles
Innovative public sector policies and programs (more)
Strategies for Overcoming Systemic Social Failures
Our work in Israel promoting socioeconomic equity for Arab municipalities shows how to improve public service provision and cross-sector collaboration. A Viewpoint from the Fall 2019 issue.
How Researchers Should Partner With Governments
I have been both a government official and a policy researcher in India. I know from experience that researchers need to adjust to the needs of government field staffers to succeed. A Viewpoint from the Fall 2019 issue.
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.
Getting Political Is Good for Everyone
Nonprofits that engage in political activity benefit themselves, those they serve, and the political system as a whole.
How to Transition Social Solutions to Government
A framework for nonprofit and private-sector organizations working to transfer the implementation of their solutions to government agencies.
Clarifying Community Benefits to Improve Place-Based Programs
Place-based development incentive programs like Opportunity Zones in the United States and Enterprise Precincts in Australia need a robust framework to meaningfully identify and measure public benefits and the delivery of them. The Net Community Benefit Methodology can help.
The Downside of Social Impact Bonds
After more than three years researching social impact bonds, a filmmaker argues we need to consider the ways they might be doing more harm than good.
Women and the Future of Work
The strategies companies and policy makers are designing to address the changing nature of work need to include a gender lens if they are to help foster the economic empowerment of women.
Three Cheers for Regulation
During the Industrial Revolution, labor organizations, social movements, the media, and government came together to rein in big business, providing lessons on how to regulate firms of today like Facebook, Amazon, and Google, writes SSIR's editor-in-chief in an introduction to the Summer 2019 issue.